In general, bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) refers to the collection and subsequent forensic analysis investigation of the size, shape, and distribution patterns of bloodstains found at a crime ...

The work of North Carolina’s bloodstain pattern analysis program doesn’t have the stamp of approval from a national accrediting group, and the man taking over the State Bureau of Investigation wants ...

Anyone who’s a fan of TV police procedurals and true crime knows that many cases hinge on blood pattern evidence. That’s nothing new. The first documented use of bloodstain pattern analysis, or BPA, ...

A crime scene investigator who has worked more than 3,000 deaths uses his own blood on social media to teach the world how to approach the job. Jeffrey Gentry, 40, is a certified bloodstain pattern ...

The National Institute of Justice gave more than $1 million to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to study handwriting characteristics and bloodstain patterns, the BCA said Monday. These two ...

A timeline of a niche, unproven discipline that gained a hold in the American justice system. A timeline of a niche, unproven discipline that gained a hold in the American justice system. By LEORA ...

As more people seek to go where no man has gone before, researchers are exploring how forensic science can be adapted to extraterrestrial environments. A new study highlights the behavior of blood in ...

LOCKWOOD, Mont. - About a dozen members from the Billings Police Department and the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office are participating in a special training program studying bloodstain analysis ...

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) is an interdisciplinary forensic technique that utilises principles of fluid dynamics and high-resolution imaging to reconstruct the events of a crime. The approach ...